noun
payphone
PAY-fohn
noun
1
A public telephone that requires coins, a card, or other payment to make a call.
"Payphones have mostly disappeared now that everyone carries a mobile."
How to Use Payphone
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA coin- or card-operated public phone.
Word Forms
payphones plural
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Etymology
From "pay" plus "phone."